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Immediate Next Steps for Helping High School Seniors Transition to a 2-/4-Year College or Certificate Program: 5 Actions for Districts and Schools to Take "Right Now"

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National College Attainment Network, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting immense strain on districts, schools, students, families, and all the stakeholders connected to them. During the Great Recession, many people enrolled in a postsecondary pathway based on the job market's weakness. Those without any postsecondary education fared particularly poorly after the Great Recession.…

Descriptors: High School Seniors, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education, Student Certification

Ensuring College Access and Success for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Students

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Rowena Tomaneng – Campaign for College Opportunity, 2024

The 2020 U.S. census revealed that Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) populations are among the fastest growing in the nation, with 24 million Asian American and 1.6 million NHPI residents. Despite a long history of anti-Asian sentiment and racism in the U.S., Asian American and NHPI students have been harmfully…

Descriptors: Access to Education, Colleges, Barriers, Asian American Students

A Smart Move in Tough Times: How SREB States Can Strengthen Adult Learning and the Work Force. Challenge to Lead Series

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Lord, Joan M.; Blackmon, Trudy; Chaloux, Bruce; Weaver, Chris; Street, Sue – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010

This report, part of the "Challenge to Lead" education goals series, examines the impact of an undereducated work force and calls for making adult learning programs a priority across the SREB (Southern Regional Education Board) region especially during the current recession. "A Smart Move" tracks declining enrollment in adult…

Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Adult Learning, English (Second Language), Investment

Collaborating on State-Level Institutional Research in New Hampshire: NH PAPER

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Lemaire, Ingrid; Knapp, Judith A.; Lowe, Sarah – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008

In 2001, the grant and research coordinator of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) was inspired to create an informal collaborative with representatives from other organizations who had similar interests in collecting and sharing data that related to postsecondary education aspirations and participation. Representatives were…

Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Data Collection

Oloketa Tingting Fo Apem Education Long Solomon Islands: Issues in Solomon Islands Education

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Alcorn, Noeline – NZCER Press, 2010

This book makes available to a wider audience for the first time material based on fieldwork carried out by the Solomon Island researchers in their own country. The findings will have vital relevance to policy makers, teachers and students. Over the past four years the School of Education, Solomon Islands College of Higher Education and the…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Educational Quality, Teacher Education Programs

The Condition of College & Career Readiness, 2012: Wisconsin

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ACT, Inc., 2012

Annually, ACT provides a snapshot of the college and career readiness of ACT-tested high school graduates. This report is offered as a service to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness and how that translates into readiness. It is designed to stimulate discussion, inquiry, and action. This report is…